"So... took long until I was shown here... at least... let's see... oh. THAT MANY PAGES?!!! It took THAT long until I was shown here?!! Ughhhhh."
Jack turns around again. Seeing a tall shadow for half a second before it disappears. Making Jack breath heavily, as he becomes confused and stressed from what is going on around him.
"So so so so..... it seems you finally noticed me... about time. Jack."
As the voice is heard. Jack is being pushed to the ground with incredible force. Cracking the stone ground of the lonely, cold street as Jack hits the ground.
"You might be wondering who am I? What am I? Where am I at? Or where am I going to... if so..."
A tall man appears in front of Jack. Three meters tall comparing to Jack being 180 centimeters in height. Wearing a red and purple stripes suit with two curved spikes on his shoulders. While so, wearing three top hats. One atop of another. First one is purple, second one is red and the top one being dark blue.
As his face shocks Jack even more. Having no mouth, black stripes scarred in his face while having two holes with one eye with a small black pupil on his face.
The tall, creepy man starts to chuckle as he continues his sentences, while Jack stares at him as he cannot move out of fear of not knowing what's happening.
"HOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWDYYYY! How has it been Jack?! Quite woke up on your left foot I see!"
"Wha-what? Who are you?!"
The tall figure acts as if he got dirty and cleans his shoulders with with hands.
"Well! I feel super rude for... interrupting you in... such a moment... but I just HAD to introduce myself to my good old pal, JACK!
You may not know who am I now, so all I'm gonna say is that only YOU and let's say... two relatives of yours can see me. Yes I'm a ghost. Poof! Surprise right?!
Sadly tho I need to right now... but don't worry. I'll appear when there will be need... goodbye for now. Jack..."
"I- what? What do you darn mean?! First you show up out of nowhere and then you just go out?! Go where?! I don't even know your darn name!"
The tall man looks at Jack as his pupil widens. Growing out of nowhere a big, stretchy smile, covering all of his lower face.
"The name's...
The name's...
Torment... that's the name you'll give me...
Or if you want. Call me Tor for short... now. Goodbye for now. Jack!"
Torment vanishes as dust comes out from where he stood. All the more making Jack confused the most he has ever been.
Reality comes back to Jack suddenly hears Zick screaming with a muffled voice. Noticing that Zick is still tied up, trying to shout at his older brother to free him up.
"Mmmffffhhhmmm!"
Even tho it was pointless to add his muffled quote to this book. Jack went quickly to his brother and ripped the ropes surrounding.
Zick gets up using his four spider arms. After getting up, he moves his long arms like crazy while shouting at Jack. with his shout, his voice cracks with a bit of sadness in it.
"You... YOU! I just went out to catch a fuckin' breath and then I blacked out and ended up here! I woke up, all tied up looking at YOU talking to the air while I was still fuckin' tied up! I just... CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YER BULL FUCKIN' SHIT ANYMORE!"
"What do you darn mean?! You didn't darn see him?!"
"Who?!!! All I fuckin' saw was YOU talking, all scared like to NOTHING!!!!"
"N-nothing?..."
Jack thought to himself in the split before Zick shouted at him again that he maybe have hallucinated all that happened with Torment. and as a result, he ignored anything that occurred with the tall ghost.
The shouts of Zick become louder and louder as it filled all of the lonely street's view onto Zick, focusing on him more than what is going on in town.
"OF COURSE NOTHING!! Stop fuckin' acting drunk when yer not!! Why do I have to go through this shit when all I try to do, is to fuckin' help you get rid of yer alcohol addiction?..."
"I might've hit my head or something... I could've sworn that I saw a darn tall man in front of me..."
"YOU KNOW WHAT?! I'm going back inside Sam's house and take a FUCKIN' nap! Bye!"
"Wait Zick-."
Zick rushes back into the building, ignoring everything that was going on around him because of his emotions.
Closing the door behind him, with a loud noise as the sound surrounds the entire street almost as much as Zick's shouts. Leaving Jack all alone in the street, only with the dead robotic horse and the ruined carriage around him. Making jack look down with a frown on his face. Talking to himself.
"Darn Zick... at least notice the darn enemy I killed just to darn save you... darn it Zick..."
Jack walks furiously to the entry door, clenching his fists. Opening the door, beginning to shout at whoever was in there while leaning forward with an exaggerated voice.
"ZIIIIICK! WHY ARE YOU SO DARN PISSED OFF?!! I literally saved your DARN life from being taken to the Violet mafia!"
Sam looks at Jack as he opened the door shouting. Making the old gentleman scratch his head with confusion. Sam questions Jack for what is going on.
"Jack?! What the bloody hell are you talking about?! What's going on with your bloody brother?! And what do you bloody mean by the Violet mafia?!!"
"I'll darn tell you later! First where is Zick??!!"
"Oh no no no! This is bloody more important than your brother Zick-."
Jack cuts off Sam while the pissed off brother moves his fist close to his face. Questioning yet another time with an angered tone.
"I asked. Where is. Zick?..."
"There's no bloody help in you right now ay?... uhhh fine. He went there you bloody hot head."
Sam pointed to the corner of the room. Showing Zick Lying down on the floor with his hat covering his face and a beer in his hand. Giving Jack shock.
Jack rushes to Zick as he takes the beer out of his hand, shouting at him.
"Do you have any DARN idea what's going on?! I saved your DARN life and you just cry and try to make yourself drunk to forget all of this?! DRUNK?! I swear that if I see my little brother taking even ONE sip from ANY beer then I'll DARN lose it! I don't want you to end up drunk and dumb like me you hear?!"
Zick mumbles a bit to Jack as he sounds tired and frustrated as well.
"Why since that moment you started a fight with the Rose boss, everything went downhill? I wish he would just close the bar or something. But this... the is fuckin' too much for me to handle..."
Jack puts his palm on his face. Realizing that his young brother is just stressed out and depressed from what that's going around him.
Getting hit by the realization of it, the big brother crouches as he puts his hand on Zick's shoulder. Talking to his stressed brother with a tired yet calm voice.
"I...ughhh... I'm not the darn best at these talks Zick. But. I... uhh... I'm sorry okay."
Zick stays silent. Making the mood more awkward and more saddening.
"Come on Zick! It's not your fault... please darn listen to me."
The younger brother keeps yet again his quiet. Giving no reaction.
"Uh... fine then! I'll do you one better. I'll tell you why I don't want you to darn drink these stupid beers and why I... why I am addicted..."
Zick suddenly moves his head a bit towards his caring brother's direction. Saying quietly with a shy tone.
"What? Why? Why now? Why after all of what that has begun."
"Because... I care about you Zick. I cherished you since you were brought into this darn world."
Zick just looks at Jack and turns his head back to towards the floor.
"I... I saw him..."
Jack gets a shock down his metallic spine as he hears those words, making the big brother reply with a concerned voice.
"Him? Who do you mean? Who did you darn see?"
"Torment."